S: (n) bargain, deal (an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each) "he made a bargain with the devil"; "he rose to prominence through a series of shady deals"

S: (n) softwood, deal (wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir))

S: (n) hand, deal (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time) "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"

S: (n) deal (the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)) "he got a good deal on his car"

S: (n) deal (the act of distributing playing cards) "the deal was passed around the table clockwise"

S: (n) deal (the act of apportioning or distributing something) "the captain was entrusted with the deal of provisions"

Verb

S: (v) cover, treat, handle, plow, deal, address (act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression) "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"

S: (v) consider, take, deal, look at (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes) "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"

S: (v) deal (take action with respect to (someone or something)) "How are we going to deal with this problem?"; "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students"